FNUS75 KGJT 190610
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR TAMARISK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1110 PM MST THU FEB 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON FEBRUARY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK DISTURBANCE IN THE WESTERLIES WILL BRING SHOWERS TO AREAS
MAINLY SOUTH AND EAST OF THE FIRE SITE TODAY. DESPITE INCREASED
CLOUDS AND DEVELOPING SHOWERS THERE SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT MIXING
FOR ACCEPTABLE CLEARING TODAY. A STRONGER DISTURBANCE WILL IMPACT
THE AREA SATURDAY BRINGING WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND FAVORABLE
CLEARING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-42 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60%.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......50 INCREASING TO 500 AFTER 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 MPH BY NOON.

.TONIGHT...

CLEARING INDEX......DECREASING TO 50 IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-41 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........61-66%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......50 INCREASING TO 650 BY 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...PAUL PLEMONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100219.TAMAR.01/GJT